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What kind of serialization? Binary? XML?
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Yes, the base class must be marked as <i>Serializable</i> as well.
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Yes, the base class must be marked as Serializable as well.

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So are you saying if base class is not Serialized, program will not compile or runtime error?<br />
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Or &nbsp;Are you saying --if you only Serialize the derived class, the data declared only within the derived class be serialized?
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So are you saying if base class is not Serialized, program will not compile or runtime error?

Or  Are you saying --if you only Serialize the derived class, the data declared only within the derived class be serialized?

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When serializing a derived class, the members in its base class are serialized too, correct?<br />
If so, does the base class have to have [Serializable] attribute too?
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When serializing a derived class, the members in its base class are serialized too, correct?
If so, does the base class have to have [Serializable] attribute too?

Serialization of a Derived Class

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